Seasonal Pictorials: Happy Easter from Old Hollywood
Doris Day Loretta Young Maureen O'Hara Vera-Ellen Sandra Dee Ann Miller Gloria DeHaven Mitzi Gaynor Happy Easter, everyone!
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Seasonal Pictorials: Merry Christmas from Old Hollywood
Esther Pressman, Kay Gordon, Bonita Parker, Dorothy Thompson and Dene Myles (Paramount press release, 1935) Sandra Dee Janet Leigh and Robert Mitchum (publicity still for Holiday Affair , 1949) Shirley Jones Buster Keaton and his sons Grauman's Chinese Theater on Hollywood Boulevard at Christmas time (1953)
Film Friday: «Come September» (1961)
In honor of Sandra Dee's 74th birthday, which is tomorrow, this week on "Film Friday" I bring you the first film I ever saw her in. Incidentally, this is one of my personal favorites. Original release poster Directed by Robert Mulligan, Come September (1961) follows the tribulations of Robert Talbot (Rock Hudson), a wealthy American businessman and confirmed bachelor who, once a year — always in September — flies to Italy to romance his beautiful but temperamental R oman mistress, Lisa Fellini (Gina Lollobrigida), at his luxurious seaside villa in Portofino. Although Lisa loves him, she has grown tired of waiting for his elusive marriage proposal and has decided to marry in stead a stuffy Englishman named Spencer (Ronald Howard). However, w hen Robert moves up his annual visit to July and calls her on his way from Milan, Lisa cancels the wedding and rushes to meet him. Upon his arrival, Robert discovers that , in his absen ce, his major-domo , Maurice...
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Sandra Dee and Bobby Darin on the set of Robert Mulligan's Come September (1961)